Welcome to BTT1O
Grade 9 Business Technologies



Consult the schedule below for today's assignment!

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  • Monday, June 8th, 2009
    • "Proofread" your work! Work together!
    • Summatives Due - this is for the marks!
      • Submit HTML files to the appropriate folder
      • Include your XLS file as evidence of spreadsheet work
  • Tuesday
    • Summative Presentations
      • What was the nature of your work?
      • How many people did you survey?
      • What was the most surprising piece of information from the project?
    • Peer Reflection
      • Locate the summative projects on the HANDOUTS server
      • Choose at least 5 other students that you think you could assist with constructive comments
      • Use the FEEDBACK system to send them a thorough set of suggested improvements
        • Text content
        • Graphic design & content
        • HTML design & content
      • Send at least ONE "Awesome" award to a student who's work represents the BEST show of skills - tell them specifically what you admire about their project
  • Wednesday
    • Summative Presentations
    • Implement any reasonable fixes that result from yesterday's "Feedback" exercise
    • Resubmit your website by the end of the class for consideration
    • Nominate a website for the "Best Survey Content" award
  • Thursday
    • Summative Presentations
  • Friday
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  • Monday, May 25th , 2009 - SUMMATIVES
    • Proposals are now OVERDUE from
      • BTT.04: Joel, Alicia, Leah, JordanM, Nick, Madi, Curtis, Marti, Brooke, Ken
      • BTT.05: CarolynC, MattD, ShawnF, JessikaH, EmilyH, KatyL, Iain, JoshuaR, MikeS, ColinT
    • Last day, you were to have completed, printed and tested your survey in class
      • Review your Research compare it to GOOD SURVEY QUESTIONS
      • Make any last minute corrections to your surveys and submit them electronic form to the HANDIN folder
        (You'll also be handing in your completed PAPER forms once they're complete and entered)
    • This week, you will be IMPLEMENTING your survey
      • Check your printing, then print out a sheet (or two) that will allow you to Collect 40-50 responses.
        More responses will result in a more accurate survey. You CAN start with your BTT classmates.
      • Collect responses over the next couple of school days
      • Enter your responses accurately into a spreadsheet
  • Tuesday
    • Enter Survey responses
    • Begin developing appropriate calculations
    • Begin developing the website & graphics
  • Wednesday
    • Prepare Summative Spreadsheets
      • Calculations
      • Analysis
      • Charts
  • Thursday
    • Prepare Summative Spreadsheets
      • Calculations
      • Analysis
      • Charts
  • Friday
    • Submit Summative Spreadsheets to the appropriate handin folder
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  • Monday, May 19th, 2009
  • Tuesday
  • Wednesday
  • Thursday
    • Prepare a Proposal Sheet for printing and submission in tomorrow's class
    • Research how to ask "good" survey questions
    • Prepare a Survey Sheet for printing and submission in tomorrow's class
  • Friday
    • Submit your Proposal to the appropriate HANDINS folder
    • Prepare a WORKABLE Survey Sheet that includes questions from a partner
      • How many questions and responses can you fit on a sheet
      • Is it clear and easy to follow
    • PRINT and TEST your survey sheet on your classmates
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  • Monday, May 11, 2009
  • Tuesday
    • Research assignment: Movie Profits
      • Make a Spreadsheet listing 5 movies that YOU think were financially successful
      • Conduct web research and include in the spreadsheet the following:
        (For each film, "cite" the webpage where you obtained that information)
        • How much each film cost to make
        • How much each film earned (gross revenue)
        • How long each movie lasts in minutes
  • Wednesday
  • Thursday
    • Google Boys Video
    • Other Google Applications
  • Friday
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  • Monday, May 4, 2009
    • Student Survey Exercise
      • Graphing (Charts)
      • Integrating Spreadsheet results with your web portfolios
  • Tuesday
    • Technology and the Film Industry - Independant Musical Productions
  • Wednesday
  • Thursday
    • Survey Challenge:
      Using the file provided in the spreadsheet handouts folder, use your new skills to accurately and meaningfully analyze the data. You should then draw specific conclusions about the students it represents, and present your findings in a new website of your own design. You should be able to present at least two or three conclusions from your analysis, ie.
      • SIMPLE questions:
        • What are the dominant feeder schools at SCHS?
        • What are the dominant COMPUTER systems used by the surveyed students?
      • AVDANCED questions
        • Does the feeder school influence the "computer confidence" of the students?

  • Friday
    • Students have the period to complete the Survey Challenge
      • Put your project in an appropriately named folder and submit it to the appropriate HANDINS folder. You project folder should contain your website (remember the main file should be called "index.htm") AND include your data spreadsheet with your calculations and rough work. GOOD LUCK!
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  • Monday, Apr 20th, 2009
  • Tuesday
    • Expand your homepage to become a Website
      • Add a link to a "Pictures" page
      • Populate the Pictures page with artwork you've created in class so far
  • Wednesday
    • Continue developing your Website
      • Create a consistent menu and link to FOUR pages in your website
      • Add links and additional pages to your Homepage
      • Embed your slideshows into the VIDEOS page
  • Thursday
    • Continue developing your Website
      • Create TABLES in your Pictures page
      • Complete the "Gallery Challenge" from the Tables page
  • Friday
    • Check out the instructions on RESIZING IMAGES
    • Modify your galleries to link artwork from thumbnails
    • QUIZ NEXT CLASS - Bring your pencils - Be ready for a short quiz to test your knowledge of HTML
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  • Monday, April 6, 2009
    • Touching up photos
    • Intro to SLIDESHOWS - Preparing a single photo
  • Tuesday
  • Wednesday
    • Slideshow creation
      • Choose a topic - Art, Music, Dance, People, Displays at South Carleton
      • Bring or Borrow a camera to take at least 10 photos
      • Prepare a slideshow including clear and appropriate "labels" for your topic
  • Thursday
    • Complete and submit your slideshow
  • Friday - HOLIDAY
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  • Monday, Mar 23rd, 2009
    • Review Business Card submissions
    • Designing Logos
  • Tuesday
    • Designing Logos with Photoshop
    • Develop your Storm Logo
  • Wednesday
    • Re-creating the original Storm Logo
      • The S lightning bolt (Polygonal Lasso)
      • The "torm" with warped text (hold the CTRL key down to bend it)
  • Thursday
    • Re-creating the original Storm Logo
      • The C (two ovals) & the "thunder god"
  • Friday
    • Work period - complete your OWN Storm Logos for the contest!

MARCH BREAK!
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  • Monday, March 9th, 2009
    • Mr. May is away this week - and it's up to YOU to follow the instructions on this wiki and learn how to draw in PHOTOSHOP. If something in the wiki instructions confuses you use these three steps IN THE FOLLOWING ORDER:
      • READ FIRST - make sure you're reading ALL the instructions - read carefully, and go step by step! Use some imagination and TRY to find a way to make the instructions work! Remember to undo (CTRL-Z) if something goes wrong.
      • CONSULT [F1] - The Help menu is only a click away - try a search for a term you're looking for ans see if it can offer some clues
      • CONSULT A CLASSMATE - see if anyone else is able to complete that step - ask them how!
      • POST A DISCUSSION - at the top of each wiki page is a "discussion" tab - if you STILL have a question, or have a tip to solve one, please post it here - Mr. May will check to see how things are going
    • Here are TODAY'S instructions:
      • All the Right Type - 10 minutes
      • Start to learn PHOTOSHOP!
  • Tuesday
  • Wednesday
    • All the Right Type - 10 minutes
    • Photoshop Happyfaces: Most students have completed and handed in the exercise, but unfortunately most did NOT get the sizes right. Remember, the NEW canvas you make should be 400pixels wide x 300 pixels tall and 72 DPI. The students who got it RIGHT were:
      • BTT1O.04: Nick R, Cat T and Ken W
      • BTT1O.05: Victoria A, Jessica B, Matt C, Matt D, Shawn F and Dan G
      • All others should REDO the exercise - this time making a "Bad Attitude Face" - pay particular attention to getting the dimensions right. Hand in the file to the same "Happy Face" folder - Hand them in as PNG graphics only!
    • Photoshop File Format exercise: Most students have to complete this exercise - try to get it done TODAY! If you were one of the students who DIDN'T get the dimensions right (as indicated above) you may have to redo this exercise as well - the "flaws" only show up on "low res" images.
    • BUSINESS CARDS: Students who have completed the above two exercises can work on this
  • Thursday
    • All the Right Type - 10 minutes
    • Students should begin working on their Business Cards
  • Friday
    • All the Right Type - 10 minutes
    • Students should complete and submit their Business Cards to the appropriate handins folder
    • Have a great March Break!
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  • Monday, Mar 2nd, 2009
    • Students should start the period with 5-10 minutes of "All the Right Type"
    • Students should try to complete the Computer Purchase Exercise we started on Friday
  • Tuesday
  • Wednesday
    • All the Right Type - 5-10 minutes
    • Computer Vocabulary Crossword
      • To be completed individually and handed in tomorrow - no cheating
      • Open Book - You can use your COMPUTER VOCABULARY document, or use Google
    • IF the crossword is complete - students should go on to Computer Memory - read the material, and complete the exercise at the bottom of the page.
  • Thursday
    • Take up Computer Quiz1
  • Friday
    • Summative Computer Vocabulary Quiz (You CANNOT use Google/Notes)
    • Networks
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  • Monday, Feb 23rd, 2009 (on-call teacher)
    • Repair the formatting on your History of Computers exercise and submit it to the appropriate HANDINS folder. Concentrate on the FORMAT, rather than the CONTENT of this document.
    • Carefully read the Computer Theory page and begin the "Computer Vocabulary" exercise at the bottom - Concentrate on the CONTENT of this document. We will take this up in tomorrow's class.
  • Tuesday
    • Computer Theory
      • Hardware vs Software
      • Hardware Components
        • Input, Storage, Processing, Output
      • Software
        • Applications
        • Documents & Data
      • Peripherals
  • Wednesday
  • Thursday (Supply Teacher)
    • Students may start with 5-10 minutes of "All the Right Type"
    • Students must COMPLETE the Computer Vocabulary exercise and submit it to the appropriate handin folder
      • You'll be evaluated on the CONTENT and FORMAT of your document - do your best!
    • IF you are done, you can begin shopping for a $1,000 computer for the Computer Purchase Exercise
  • Friday
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  • Monday, Feb 9th, 2009
    • Option Sheets for BTT1O.05
    • Document Formatting Tricks - The RULER
    • Document Formatting Rules
      • Consistency
      • Alignment
      • Proximity
    • Picture Options to improve "Formatting"
      • Type
        • Anchor to Paragraph
      • Sizing
      • Wrap
      • Margins
  • Tuesday
    • Buses cancelled - no classes
  • Wednesday
  • Thursday
    • Exercise 2: Top Movies
    • Advanced Formatting - Hanging Indents, Bullets, Tables
    • BTT1O.04 Students - Instructions for Thursday, Feb 12th, 2009 (Last Period)
      • Repair your final MENU documents and submit them (again) to the appropriate HANDINS folder (15 minutes)
      • TEST: Complete the new Top Movies Exercise by the end of the period, and submit your final version to the appropriate HANDINS folder. Demonstrate proper formatting techniques - Good Luck!
      • Have a great LONG WEEKEND!
  • Friday
    • PD Day - Classes cancelled
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  • Monday, Feb 2nd, 2009
    • Turnaround Day
  • Tuesday
  • Wednesday
  • Thursday
    • "What is a Computer" results
    • History of Computers video
    • Add details and images of the following historic computers
      • Abacus, "Pascal", Analytical Engine, "Zuse", Eniac, Univac, Altair, Apple, IBMPC
  • Friday
    • Downloading and Cropping Photos
    • Embedding Photos in Word Processing Documents

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